1. Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

lighting drama

Discussion in 'Vintage/Left Kickers' started by suprize, Aug 23, 2018.

  1. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    Due to an administrative error, i let my historic rego run out:mad:. new laws require a full roadworthy test for historic reg. my bike has the motosplat and 1 yellow wire and i need to get some lights happening. i have a simple wiring loom and it has worked in the past but i do globes all the time. i had to fit a an acerbis elba light after smashing the original into bits and its stopped working all ready. do i need to put a regulator or some other widget into the system? is there an XC style lighting diagram somewhere? ( i will do a search as i have seem various threads on wiring) thanks for any assistance, this has been the only reccurring nightmare with this bike, everything else just works. cheers
  2. DaveM Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Adelaide, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2001 TE 570
    Other Motorcycles:
    Motorised Bicycle
  3. DaveM Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Adelaide, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2001 TE 570
    Other Motorcycles:
    Motorised Bicycle
    To save time/money/energy, speak to someone who has already been through getting a vintage

    bike regoed in your state.

    The things I needed,

    A readable compliance plate.
    DOT tyres
    Chain guard
    rear facing red reflector
    braided brake hoses must have DOT 1401 visible/readable.
    front and rear brake light switches.
    horn
    headlight, high and low beam
    tail light, stop and tail light lamps
    2 mirrors
    repacked muffler, I made a bolt in/removable baffle to make sure I passed inspection.

    That's all I can think of at the moment.

    :)
  4. jimspac Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Connecticut
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 250WR, 82 430WR, 84 250WR, 85 400
    Other Motorcycles:
    86 400WR, 82 Montesa Cota 349
    If you need bright light out of the Mini 6 , check into LED replacement bulbs
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  5. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    this is a california bike imported to aus, before the rwc requirements, the club inspector signed it off but i now have no compliance plate so rec reg is my only answer and i need a working head and tailight and working brake light (either front or back) the bike has had these working but no regulater sees bulbs die everytime i rev it out so i need to sort that and it also needs an electric horn. i dont think the system will power the lights and a horn so i might need to slip a battery powered horn in to the bike somewhere.
  6. 86 400 XC Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Calgary
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    75,82,83,2x84,85,3x86,87,88 and 89
    Other Motorcycles:
    more Huskys
    Horn works fine on my 250 with all the lights going at the same time with a SEM
    I find the tail light dies from vibrations, i must change it every other ride
  7. Trenchcoat85 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Northern NorCal
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '14 TE 310R
    Other Motorcycles:
    '85 shovel, '75 DT400, '97 XR400
    Try a LED taillight bulb (yes, even with AC). they handle variations in voltage fairly well. LED headlights sometimes go 9-28volts dc too.

    there are cheap regulator/rectifers available, maybe add a medium capacitor too. or not.
  8. visiteur1948 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    france Europe
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    husqvarna only
    = you have MOTOPLAT 6 volts
    1 cable yellow !35 W ! (USA)
    regulator is not necessery !

    = MOTOPLAT 6 volts Euro 5 cables for
    WR 3 for lights !(yellow/green/red)

    not regulator


    =MOTOPLAT (5 cables )
    or SEM(70 W x 2 ) 12 volts
    with regulator necessery !
  9. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    i thought as much. it struggles to run anything else...
  10. jimspac Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Connecticut
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 250WR, 82 430WR, 84 250WR, 85 400
    Other Motorcycles:
    86 400WR, 82 Montesa Cota 349
    You can use 12V bulbs with the 6 volt Mini 6 and create a circuit to charge a small dry cell battery to support the requirements for features that must work with engine off.
  11. markt2 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Nevada
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1976 250CR (times 2)
    Other Motorcycles:
    Several vintage Yamahas
    Many early mopeds used an electric horn that is designed for AC power.

    Yamaha 6v one-wire AC regulators used on the early enduros will stop the bulbs blowing with revs. Those same mopeds used a 3 wire AC regulator that also works good.
  12. grouty Auto Lover ...

    Location:
    South West UK
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    78 390WR, 78 390 AMX, 500 Humph
    Other Motorcycles:
    works 73 CCM 520, another 73 CCM520
    I had issues with my old Motoplat in the 78 390WR. I ran a 6v 35/35 headlight bulb. The 5w tail bulb worked, but the 21w brake light would not. I had to fit a regulator to stop the headlight blowing at WOT. The AC horn would not function at all. I am told the AC horns take more current to run than a DC one. To pass uk "mot" test for the road I ended up fitting a small R/C car battery (12v) on top of the airbox. This ran a LED stop and tail and a DC horn. In the 5years I used this system I only charged the R/C car battery twice.
    Finally the old Motoplat died in the middle of an enduro, and that was that. I fitted a power dynamo system from Germany using a reg/rec to give me DC. All my lights and horn run from this. It is also has about an 80w output. Not that I ride it at night, but the headlight is brilliant. It also starts easily.
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  13. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    been happy the motosplat from a reliability point of view, bike starts and runs nicely just getting the lights on is an issue. im not "supposed" to run a total loss system but i rekon i can sneak a battery and horn into the system as long as i dont press it until the motor is running..:lol:
  14. Trenchcoat85 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Northern NorCal
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '14 TE 310R
    Other Motorcycles:
    '85 shovel, '75 DT400, '97 XR400
    with LEDs all around you could run a total loss system for a week or two, including turn sigs. Go easy using the horn or maybe try some piezo-electric horn
  15. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    i only need it to run for 30 secs for a minute so as the rego lady can say "all good"
  16. ajcmbrown Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Metung Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    400WR 250WR 07 WR500 430AE 360AE
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 500CR Ducati Multistrada 1200S
    Go on Evilbay and grab a regulator rectifier for an outboard, I have one on my 85 400 that runs an LED headlight and incandescent tail light.
    I think I paid $22AUD each for them.
    Tony.
  17. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    looks like the go
  18. visiteur1948 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    france Europe
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    husqvarna only
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    kit dirt with battery
    for sale in France 65 euros !
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  19. Down Under XC Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Melbourne, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    XC250 83', WR250 87','XC150 10
    Other Motorcycles:
    WR165 10, 83 KDX 250,
    Hi Suprize,
    I just run 8 AA batteries in a waterproof pack and a single LED headlight and single LED taillight and brakelight and a switch and then remove battery pack after each event.
    I tried the KDX lighting circuit but its buggered. Small bike windings in geelong fixes them but ........

    You can pick up these chinese retro push bike LED lights and the reflector and LED housing fits directly into/over the elba housing on my 83' husky, with some minor shaping with a stanley knife.

    mark
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  20. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    im thinking i will get a rectifier and run the lights (head and tail) of the splat and add a battery and run the horn and brake light. that will get me over the line. i need a new battery for the kato so i might just use that to get the plate then im away.